Trump's approval rating soars to level not reached in months in new poll

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Politics
Trump’s approval rating soars to level not reached in months in new poll

Published: Jun. 23, 2026, 2:40 p.m.

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President Donald Trump smiles as he listens to Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler speak during an event with small business owners, Monday, May 4, 2026, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP

By Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail]
https://www.al.com/staff/howardkoplowitz/

Donald Trump’s approval rating is soaring in a new survey, with the president’s poll numbers reaching a level that hasn’t been recorded in months.

Trump’s approval rating now stands at 47% in the latest Daily Mail/JL Partners poll -- a 4-point increase from the 43% rating recorded in the survey’s last three months and a 5-point climb from his all-time low in mid-March.

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Or, if you're not Howard Koplowitz,

USA TODAY
Trump approval hits new low ahead of midterms: poll

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY
Updated Tue, June 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM EDT 2 min read

President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to a new low in a recent American Research Group poll, with just 30% of Americans approving of his job performance as the 2026 midterm elections approach.

The survey, conducted June 16–20 among 1,100 respondents (plus or minus 3 percentage points), found 66% disapprove of Trump, the highest disapproval and lowest approval ever recorded by the pollster during either of his presidencies.

Among those who disapprove of Trump, economic pessimism is widespread: 82% say they expect conditions to worsen over the next year, according to the poll.

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[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. he's a joke

[hlthe2b]

2. At best this is a ridiculous outlier; more likely a "created" poll. RW pushed bullshit.

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Anything can be bought.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. That can't be correct.

He was something like 27% last week.

[TheRickles]

4. Google AI gives this poll a thumbs down:

"The "Alabama Poll" commissioned by AL.com and operated by pollster Michael Lowry is not evaluated by major national poll raters like Nate Silver or FiveThirtyEight. Because it is a localized, state-specific survey, it lacks a historical, multi-state track record to assign a formal letter grade."

In other words, it's so marginal that it's not even nationally recognized or graded.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Now do the Daily Mail/JL Partners poll.

And good morning.

[TheRickles]

10. Here's the full Daily Mail story

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15921233/trump-approval-bounces-iran-deal.html|

Another pearl includes Black support at 38%, about x3 what most polls report.

And Google AI's view of Daily Mail/JL is: Overall, the underlying numbers and datasets produced by J.L. Partners are statistically sound, but the Daily Mail's presentation of those polls should be read with its political leanings in min.

Hard to square the two, but the Daily Mail's bias is similar to the NY Post, so this story should be taken with that grain of salt.

[Joinfortmill]

6. Even 'magats' don't like him

[mwmisses4289]

7. Isnt al.com somewhere like alabama?

Or a city in the south that starts with all?

[agingdem]

8. This "uptick" in Trump's numbers comes via The Daily Mail..

a British mid-level ultra right leaning rag…content so unreliable Wikipedia has banned it as a source..exaggerated headlines, no fact-checking, fabricated facts … and more than likely a poll paid for and planted by Trump cronies…

[Bengus81]

12. Always compared to FOX News in the UK. I'm sure Piers Morgan's go to site

[ShazzieB]

14. Oh, that explains it!

I knew there was no way that could be accurate!

[Cheezoholic]

9. What the hell is Kelly Loeffler, a corrupt inside trading billionaire, doing heading the SBA?

Yeah, stupid question. Btw, when it comes to the SBA, they haven't represented "small" business in almost forever.

[Bengus81]

11. FAKE NEWS!!!!!!!!

[twodogsbarking]

13. CBS.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

16. Kelly Loeffler of the wandering eyeball?